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5 fantastic moon-phase watches for Ramadan

The ideal timepieces to keep an eye on the moon’s phases this Holy Month.

Ramadan is expected to start on June 18 this year, but as ever, nobody will know the exact starting date for sure until the moon has been sighted - only then will the onset of the Holy Month be announced.

With the dates of such a significant event within the Islamic faith being dictated by the phases of the moon, it is only right that we should have some decent apparatus to measure it by.

Here are five fashionable moon-phase watches that would make a perfect gift this Ramadan.

A. Lange & Söhne, 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar

Featuring a plethora of functions including time indicated in hours, minutes, and subsidiary seconds; rattrapante chronograph with minute counter; perpetual calendar with date, day of week, month, moon phase and leap year; and power-reserve indicator, the 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar is a serious timepiece.

Named in homage of the birth year of Ferdinand A. Lange, the watch uses traditional elements in its movement, just like the historic pocket watches that the storied brand made in the past.

Arnold & Son, HM Perpetual Moon

The hand-scultped, three-dimensional moon is the star of the face of this beautiful timepiece. Arnold & Son’s HM Perpetual Moon is undoubtedly aesthetically pleasing, but it’s also unerringly accurate, with its 27-jewell calibre ensuring that there is only one day’s deviation every 122 years, at which point a single press of the corrector will keep it in sync for another 122 years.

The HM Perpetual Moon is part of the brand’s Royal Collection, which is inspired by the timepieces that John Arnold created for King George III of the United Kingdom and members of his royal court. So buy this and you’ll be getting a little piece of history with your watch.

Jaeger-LeCoultre, Rendez-Vous Celestial

Subtle is not a word you’d use to describe this flashy moon phase indicator from Jaeger-LeCoultre. With a diamond-encrusted, 18-carat white gold case that houses a spectacular vision of the night sky with the constellations appearing on a precious lapis lazuli plate, this timepiece is bound to turn heads.

Patek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon

No moon-phase watch list – or any luxury watch list for that matter – would be complete without a Patek Philippe. Not only does the Sky Moon Tourbillon have an incredible 12 complications on two dials, but it also has an intricately crafted, white gold case that’s the result of more than 100 hours of work – and that’s before we even get into the complications!

With a perpetual calendar with retrograde date display, a minute repeater, a tourbillon, the display of sidereal time and a depiction of the night sky with motion of the stars, plus the angular progression of the moon and the moon phases, the watch is pretty much as complex as they come. In terms of accuracy, unsurprisingly Patek didn’t cut any corners. Thorough testing and calculations resulted in the deviation of the lunar day being just -0.05 seconds per day, or -30 minutes and 38.5 seconds per century.

Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Moon-Phase Calendar

Rather more minimalist and elegant than the hugely complicated Patek above, this AP Jules Audemars offering is elegant, thin and perfect for daily wear.

Featuring an annual calendar with day and date displayed on the dials, moon phase indicator and the time in hours and minutes only, the watch is a masterpiece of simplicity and has a perfect symmetry that is very pleasing on the eye.

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